'A group of Members of Parliament interpellated the Government, firstly, whether the Government has consented to payment of the French part of the Boxer Indemnity in gold francs or would in future agree to such payment, secondly, whether there is truth in a report that the Government has instructed the Shuiwuchu to withhold such payment and, thirdly, whether the appointment of Mr. Wang Keh-min, who is closely interested in_ this payment, as Mimister of Finance, indicates a settlement of this dispute. The interpellators demand an answer to these questions in three days.
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